Long Reads: Football

Long Reads: Football

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Barcelona find themselves in ‘Financial Jail’

July 2, 2020

 Barcelona’s sale of Arthur looks to be a terrible deal on paper but the feeling inside the Barca camp is that it was most…

The Merseyside Derby that was

July 2, 2020

 Across the footballing world, the Merseyside Derby is a well-known game between Everton and Liverpool. Most football fans will also be aware of Merseyside’s…

The healing power of Zagreb’s ‘Bad Blue Boys’ ultras

July 2, 2020

 Bad Blue Boys – the name speaks for itself. For years this notorious group of ultras have been under scrutiny as a result of…

Denmark ’92: Winning a tournament they never qualified for

July 2, 2020

 The 1992 European Championship Tournament was a significant one in more ways than one. It was the first Euro’s that a reunified Germany team…

City of Liverpool FC: Delivering off the pitch during COVID-19

July 1, 2020

 Left wing, non league football club City of Liverpool have been a key pillar of social inclusion in their community since their first season…

Scouting for greatness: Scottish football’s answer to money disparities

July 1, 2020

 Scouting for greatness As financial disparity widens between English and Scottish football, clubs north of the border have had to use more traditional methods…

#MEI8TER – The Battle for German Football’s Soul

July 1, 2020

 Even in a year of unfathomable change in society, some things just simply stay the same. Just as every December the world celebrates Christmas,…

EXCLUSIVE: Suffolk’s Ellie Mitchell looks back on her thirteen months absence from the beautiful game

July 1, 2020

 Should the new women’s football season begin in September, AFC Sudbury/Billericay Town defender, 18-year-old Ellie Mitchell, will finally be returning after thirteen plus months…

Build up towards the 2023 Women’s World Cup has begun…

July 1, 2020

 FIFA announced on Thursday 24th June that Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Oceania’s bid surpassed that of Colombia…

The Best in FA Cup History: What ‘The English Game’ failed to explain

July 1, 2020

The story of a town football team from Lancashire, Northern England, who defied the odds and won the FA Cup on three consecutive occasions.

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